Foreign Minister Says Tehran Wants Progress with West at Geneva Talks

PARIS—Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday said Iran was ready to reach an agreement on Tehran's nuclear program during upcoming talks in Geneva without offering details on how a deal might be reached.

Mr. Zarif seized on a series of interviews with French media during a two-day visit to Paris to turn up pressure on Western countries, including the U.S. and France, which remain wary about whether Tehran is ready to provide guarantees that its nuclear program won't be used for military purposes. On...